One of the hospitals that my surgeon has privileges at instructed the doctor that for an ACL Repair we cannot use 29888 because they will not accept it stating it is for reconstruction only and not repair but in the AMA and AAOS definition of the code: "Arthroscopically aided anterior cruciate ligament repair/augmentation or reconstruction". The hospital stated we would have to use the unlisted 29999 which we know will not be paid. Can anyone validate the hospital's position? I believe they are incorrect and must follow the surgeon's lead on the coding correctiveness.